A stock shape that pleases one man may strike another as being ugly. During the past seven decades stock design has undergone a great deal of change, but fashions change too, and not always for the better. Some pretty awful stocks have been and are s

INTRODUCTION. My name is Ted Mitchell Snr I am 77years young and live in Flinders View, Qld. I am semi-retired, but work most days, either helping with some tree lopping, or making knives, which is now my passion. MAJOR HUNTING INFLUENCES. My first m

MY partner and went camping in Northern Queensland and decided to go for a walk along a nearby billabong just as the sun was going down and took the .243 rifle. Although we love chasing pigs just as much with our dogs we left them behind this time. L

DIFFERENT states have taken different approaches to overall and specific restrictions implemented as risk control measures in response to a World-wide pandemic, which has had varied genuine effects on public health. As far as the hunting and shooting

IN mid-September, I headed out to Surat to a property my good mate Paul Ball (Bally) has connections with. It was time for a little R&R away from the big city life and keen to get out amongst the open country air – little was I to know a lot of dust

The Year 2020 was historic with many travel restrictions meaning a lot of hunters missing out on many opportunities, myself included. Unable to pursue fallow during the rut or head to the NT for buffalo, I found myself with more time to spend on my l

THE method used by most handloaders for full-length sizing is pretty much the same: Screw the die into the press until it contacts the shellholder, dip the case neck in a powdered lube, roll the case over the lube pad and run it into the die. This pr

Letters containing questions for answering by Nick Harvey must be accompanied by a stamped self-addressed envelope. Mail your letters to: The Technical Editor, 3 Reef Street, Hill End, NSW 2850. LETTER OF THE MONTH Q For deer hunting I am using a 7mm

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WHEN we get used to being in our comfort zone, there can be an element of going through the motions that is hard to shake. I wouldn’t describe any of my hunting as stale, but balancing the many situations I find myself in outdoors, as well as working

2020. What a whirlwind of a year, COVID-19 paused all recreational activities including hunting, I dislocated my hip, left a relationship and I moved back to New South Wales from the small town of Camooweal on the Queensland Northern Territory border

The older bull continued down the hill towards us as we hurriedly moved into a clearer position to get a better look at him and get ready for a shot. He stopped on the edge of some scrub and looked directly at us with more than a hint of suspicion at

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THE world of precision rimfire is booming right now in America with two different national circuits including the Precision Rifle Series (PRS) and National Rifle League (NRL), offering a number of .22 LR competitions. These matches involve a lot of s

“BRRR, it’s cold, a bloke must be mad to be up here chasing deer,’ I muttered to no-one in particular as I was hunting on my own, much to my wife’s consternation. I was camping on private property, in the heart of good sambar country and as I crunche

OVER the years there’s been a tremendous change in optics for rimfire scopes. Beginning in the early 1950s, rimfire shooters began to see the development of scopes better proportioned for rimfire rifles. American optical makers like Mossberg, Weaver,

I RECENTLY had the opportunity to review some of Ridgeline’s new Women’s Hunting Range and was impressed at how far women’s styling has come since I met my camo-clad hunter. Women have stepped out of the dark ages of hunting fashion, with pieces that

A NUMBER of handloaders harbour the unrealistic notion that their Remchester sporter should shoot 1/2-inch groups. True, accuracy is something we can’t get too much of, but there is a limit to the accuracy we can gain from a light sporter, and more r

ASK THE GUN EDITOR Letters containing questions for answering by Nick Harvey must be accompanied by a stamped self-addressed envelope. Mail your letters to: The Technical Editor, 3 Reef Street, Hill End, NSW 2850. Q It would appear that Nosler droppe

THE words of Australian poet Dorothea Mackellar best describe the landscape of the country we call home, as well as detailing the different terrain us hunters have the opportunity to hunt in. Deer hunters heading to the hills and pig hunters heading

WILDER LIFE THIS is more to do with the fact that I enjoy quiet time, and enjoy going at my own pace. Special moments in the bush seem to be even more intimate when you are the only one experiencing them. Having said that, I spent some time recently

THE wind howled, lowing cold stinging rain droplets into my face. But even over the sound of the fierce wind I could hear the crack of two feral billies fighting on the hill above me. Their strong, pungent odour carried easily on the wind telling me

EVEN though we had hunted The Cape for several years the anticipation of stepping into a creek bed to hunt boars was palpable. Energy levels rise, the senses on high alert as there may be no second chances. It was like being a kid at Christmas waitin